02540nam 2200577Ia 450 991077789420332120230922201010.00-19-773909-11-280-52743-90-19-802503-31-4294-1546-0(CKB)1000000000468085(EBL)272918(OCoLC)476013274(SSID)ssj0000152755(PQKBManifestationID)11147345(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152755(PQKBWorkID)10339660(PQKB)10235945(Au-PeEL)EBL272918(CaPaEBR)ebr10279269(CaONFJC)MIL52743(OCoLC)466428557(MiAaPQ)EBC272918(EXLCZ)99100000000046808519950911d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe faces of the goddess /Lotte MotzNew York :Oxford University Press,1997.1 online resource (289 pages)0-19-508967-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-270) and index.Contents; Introduction; 1. The Great Mother; 2. The Rise of a Goddess in Our Time; 3. Reverence of Nature: Northern Eurasia; 4. The Creativity of Suffering: The Eskimo; 5. The Lady of the Manor: Latvia; 6. The Human Condition: Mesopotamia; 7. The Mountain Mother: Anatolia; 8. Demeter, the Ravished Earth: Greece; 9. The Exaltation of Death: Mexico; 10. Amaterasu and Her Sacred Land: Japan; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Appendix A. The Sedna Tales; Appendix B. Derivation of the Goddesses; Appendix C. Development and Growth of the Goddesses; Appendix D. Classical Authors and Works; Appendix E. Mexican Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Picture Credits; IndexMany contemporary feminists believe that early humans worshipped a nurturing Mother Goddess, who was displaced by autocratic male deities. This book examines the maternal deities of various cultures and religions but finds no signs of a common origin for a primordial ""Great Mother.""Femininity of GodMother goddessesFemininity of God.Mother goddesses.291.2114Motz Lotte501635MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777894203321The faces of the goddess3687476UNINA